Are Anything to Go by?

Sarah Bradshaw answers: Well Amir, 'is anything to go by' means 'in our experience' or 'in the experience of the person writing' or 'in the experience of the person speaking'.

What is the meaning of went by?

1. phrasal verb. If you say that time goes by, you mean that it passes. My grandmother was becoming more and more sad and frail as the years went by. [

How do you use anything to go in a sentence?

(1) I think he's no good as a husband, if my opinion is anything to go by. (2) My sister said that she prefers red wine to white wine, if her opinion is anything to go by. (3) - I'm looking for Tom. - I've seen him two hours ago, playing with his sisters in the garden, if it's anything to go by.